"Off with their heads!"
Lewis Carroll’s Queen of Hearts frequently called for the beheading of those around her. The spirit of the Queen was at work in parliament during the year as various political heads rolled or were in serious trouble. Nationals leader and deputy prime minister, Barnaby Joyce, found himself in a world of pain with Section 44 and relationship problems, and a ’Super Saturday’ of by-elections in July delivered mixed results for the major parties.
The Greens found themselves on the back foot after losing the Batman by-election in Melbourne, one they expected to win. In one of the biggest head-rolling exercises, the Liberal Party held a vote to replace its leader, to the puzzlement of many, with Scott Morrison replacing Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who promptly left politics.
Hung Out to Dry
Cathy Wilcox, Fairfax Syndicated,
Keep it Under Your Hat
Jon Kudelka, The Australian,
Well that went well…
Warren Brown, The Daily Telegraph,
The 30 Newspoll Relay
Greg 'Smithy' Smith, Perth Sunday Times,
He Meant That
Paul Zanetti, Syndicated,
Bulletproof Shorten
Peter Broelman, Syndicated,
Class of 2018
Johannes Leak, The Australian,
Revenge or Bust
John Shakespeare, Fairfax Syndicated,
Our Noisy Neighbours
Rod Emmerson, The New Zealand Herald,
The Magician
Geoff Pryor, The Saturday Paper,
The Muppet Show
Mark Knight, Herald Sun,
The Vultures
ROY, Herald Sun,